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Another reason to love David Aldridge: He wants Raps to win Lottery!!
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LBF wrote: View PostDon't dudes stop growing at 18 and girls 21 or is it vice versa?Welp, that sucked.
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These big men aren't your ordinary average Joes. It's not uncommon to see a player not on the draft radar as a freshman rocket into relevancy a year or two later due to a late growth spurt.
LBF wrote: View PostDon't dudes stop growing at 18 and girls 21 or is it vice versa?
I'm just saying it wouldn't be unsual if he was still growing when putting this in context. Forget about your average 5'9" or 5'10" North American male because JV doesn't fit there. If he is now 7'2" that is fricking amazing for the Raptors. That means more mass to fill out a huge frame. He will be tough to move when he adds on all his adult mass.
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Raptorsss wrote: View PostYeah, DA is my favourite American basketball writer and it isn't close.
That article was odd though..He envisions Bargs or Davis playing the 3? I don't see it.
And he must want Charlotte to be terrible forever then...
Break their own record for Worst Team Ever? Doubt it.
So just about anything helps their situation. Haha
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Raptorsss wrote: View PostYeah, DA is my favourite American basketball writer and it isn't close. That article was odd though..He envisions Bargs or Davis playing the 3? I don't see it. And he must want Charlotte to be terrible forever then...
Edit: Looks like joey_hesketh beat me to it (post 20)Last edited by Michel G; Mon May 7, 2012, 06:15 PM.
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Michel G wrote: View PostI think he envisions a 3-man big-man rotation. Those guys are power forward/centers. They can't play the small forward position. IMO.
Edit: Looks like joey_hesketh beat me to it (post 20)
Davis, 7'4" wingspan
Valanciunas, 7'4" wingspan (unless he has grown)
Bargnani, 7'2" wingspan
This means that between the three of them they would cover 22' of baseline. In a zone situation they could cover a good portion of the court. And with Valanciunas and Davis coming for weakside blocks...wow!
On offense a lot of it would depend on the style of PG we have, but that they all have decent to capable mid-range (or long range in Bargnani's case) games it could make it tough to cover everyone.
I don't think this type of zone could work for heavy minutes, but it could certainly be interesting for spurts.
But hey, what are the odds of this happening? Literally 3.5%
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Chr1s1anL wrote: View Postvise versa
Two seven footers in the line-up will be nice. Especially if Bargnani improves defensively.If Your Uncle Jack Helped You Off An Elephant, Would You Help Your Uncle Jack Off An Elephant?
Sometimes, I like to buy a book on CD and listen to it, while reading music.
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I'm sorry but I just don't see how a trio of Bargs-Val-ADavis would work. In theory it would, but once you get into the reality of the situation those 3 are too good to be splitting minutes amongst eachother. 1 would have to go for a serviceable/decent backup and maybe a perimeter player or 2.
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I disagree
This is not only possible, it is a dream scenario.
nubreed000 wrote: View PostI'm sorry but I just don't see how a trio of Bargs-Val-ADavis would work. In theory it would, but once you get into the reality of the situation those 3 are too good to be splitting minutes amongst each other. 1 would have to go for a serviceable/decent backup and maybe a perimeter player or 2.- This line-up would cost you 16 million this upcoming season.
- Year 2 - 18.5 million
- Year 3 - 19.8 mil
- That would leave 40 million or so, for the balance of the roster - for each of those 3 years (give or take a bit).
- There are 96 minutes + injury time to go around. That's without sliding one of the trio into the SF position for a short time. Preferably when their Secondary is on. That has potential to be the best Front Court in the League. Best part is, the funds that would be available to acquire other talent. Draft picks can be traded, along with any other assets. Plus Free Agents would salivate at the potential of such a team. Davis could work very well with Andrea, almost like Amir on steroids. A healthy one that is.
- That very combination has potential to be a Contender within that 3 year period.
Raptors could use some real luck. Aldridge sure can stoke the dreams, even if they are at 30-1.
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That's my dream:
David Stern: With the first pick of the 2012 NBA Draft, the Toronto Raptors select .... Anthony Davis from the University of Kentucky ....
then Jay Bilas starts talking how this guy has a "monstrous" wingspan“I don’t create controversies. They’re there long before I open my mouth. I just bring them to your attention.”
-- Charles Barkley
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DA just wants to come back to Toronto to hit up the strippers again during "meaningful" games.
This is a straight up pipe dream, and when I mean pipe I mean the glass ones you see on Cops.
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or the glass ones you see celebrities smoking "salvia" out of.If Your Uncle Jack Helped You Off An Elephant, Would You Help Your Uncle Jack Off An Elephant?
Sometimes, I like to buy a book on CD and listen to it, while reading music.
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